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VOL. XV. MANNING, S. C.. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9
A PARFI SAN FIGHT
Being Made Against the South
by the Repub!icans.
TEXT OF RABID MEASURES.
They Demand an Investigatlon
of Ccnditions. Hopkins,
However, Thinks His
Betl Wiil Pass
The radical element among the house
Republicans who favor cutting down
the representa ion from the southern
States in whinh the franchise is ab
ridged, suffered defeat Thursday be
causs a number of their co'leagues re
fused to st with them. The issue was
precipitated quite unoexpectedly.
The leaders had decreed that the re
apportionment bill should be taken up
Thursday, bat before it could be called,
as a matter of privilege, Mr. Olmstead
of Pennsylvania offered a resolution re
citing the alleged abridgm'rt of the
suffrage in Louisiana. Mississippi,
South Carolina and North Carolina,
and directing the committee on eensus
to investigate and report the facts to
the house in order that a onnsti-u
tional basis of representation could bz
established for these States.
CREATEDA STIR
The resolu:ion created a sensaion.
It was a surprise even to several of the
R 'publican lfaders. The leaders of the
1) -mocratic side sought in vain to heal
off the resolu:ion with poin's of order.
but the speaker ruled against them
They then began a filibuster, openly
avowing that they would fight to the
bitter end every proposition lo )king to
the reduction of representation from
the southern States.
OUR REPUBLICAN ALLIES.
Several of the Republicans were se
eretly in sympathy with them and
their indiff rence to the fate of the
O.mstead resolution in the end gave
the opposition the victory of today.
Many of them quietly paired with ab
sent Democrats, leaving their absent
colleagues not paired. As a result,
when the question of o nsideration
was raised agsinqt the resolution, it
was defeated 8183 Although the vote
was a strict party vote, two Republi
cans, Landis of Indiana, and Mann of
Illinois, answered present but did not
vote.
THE ABSENTEES.
But the story of the defeat is found
in the absentees on both sides who
were not paired. Thirty two Republi
cans were absent and not paired
against 16 of the opp sition. Those ab,
sent and not paired were: Republi
eans-Boutelle of Maine, Brosius,
Brown Barkett, Calderhead, Clark of
New Hampshire, Dahle, Samuel Daven
port, Dick, Fowler, Gardner of New
Jersey, Hawley, Hoffecker, Knox,
Lorimer, L )udenslager, McCleary, Met
ealf, Miler, Mondell, Morgan, Need
han, O:jen, Parker, Price, Russell,
Showalter, Smith of lilinoi4, Sprague,
Stevens of Minnesota, Wadsworth and
Wanger. D mocrats-Barber of Pen
ns~lvania, Bradley of N,:w York,
Brewer, Caldwell, Cathings, Gaston,
Gayle, Glynn, Levy, May, Meekinson,
Sbeppard, Stahligs, Wil-on of Sauth
Caronina, and Zeigler. Silver Republi
can-Wilson of Idaho.
TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
The Oimstead resolution was offered
immediately after the reading of the
journal. A fiurry ensued on the Dem>
eratic side. Mr Richardson of Tennes
see, the minority leadt r, interrupted
the reading to ask whether the resolu
tion req aired unanimous consent
"It noes not," rep-ed the speaker.
"It is of-:red as a matter of privileg i."
"I make thre point tha., the resolution
dees not constitute a matter of privi
lege," said Mr. Rtohardsoa.
"The reading has not proceeded far
enough to determine that point," re
sponaed the speaker.
NO QUORUM PRESENiT.
Mr. Underwood of Alabama im ne
diately mads the point that there was
no quorum present.
The speakerglanced about the house.
Evidently there was no quorum pres
enr.. 'The cha r will cont," he said
The house was _counted and when the
speaker announeed 111 preseat-not a
quorum-Mr. Underwood immediately
moved an ad journment. The ayes and
nays were demanded and obtained
upon this motion. During the roil cal:
there were hurried conautations on
both sides of the house. Many of the
Republicans were taten as much by
surprise as the Democrats. Tne latter
decided to fiaibuster to the last ditch.
The motion to adj eura was lost 68
to 69; answering pres.ent but n-ot vet
ing 14; noted present 2; total 179. The
speaker included himself in order to
make uptbe quarum. When the read
ing of the resolution was concluded
Mr. Richardson insisted that the reso
lution was not privileged. He argued
that the resolution should go to a comn
mi ttee.
Mr. Olmstead in reply argued that
under the constitution, matters affeot
ing the reapportionment of represent
arives were of the highest oonstitu
tional privilege and cited an elaborate
opinion of Speaker Keifer, in the forty
seventh congress, in support of his
position.
MATERS OF PRIVILEGE.
Speaker Randall, he said, had also
held that an apportionment bill was a
matter of the highest privilege. His
resolution, he contended, seeking as
is did to determine the constitutional
basis of representation, was equally
privileged. The house, he arened,
eould not act intelligently unless it
was advised in what States and to
what extent the suffrage of citizens of
the United States had been abridge2d.
Mr. Olmstead said the resolution
touched the dignity of the house itself.
If the suffrage had been abridged in
certain States then members were un
justly and unconstitutionlally holding
seats upon this floor and this consui
tuted an invasion of the dignity of the
house.
The matter dealt with by the resolu
tien might also affect the eleotion of a
president of the United States, a mat
high privilege. Mr. Olmstead was will
ing to rest his case upon the plain
mardate of the constitution.
Mr. Richardson made a brief re
sponse to Mr Olmstead. He conceded
that an apportionment bill was privi-.
leged, but contended that the resolu
ti.'n itself was simply one of inquiry to
asertain facts which might or might
not be true.
- The resolution clearly recites that
in certain States suffrage, has been
abridged without reduction of repre
sentation," interposed Mr Olmstead.
"rhe 'whereas' makes such a alle
gatin," replied Mr. Richardson, "bat
the resolution is simply one of in
quiry."
"How can we apportion constitution
ally," asked Mr. Mahon of Pennsylva
nia, "if we do not know the fact?
How can we ascertain the trath of the
allegation that hundreds of thousands
of citizens are dit-franchised?"
"An investigation can be mad-," re
plied Mr Rt'hardson, "but it m.zt be
made in the regular way."
THE SPEAKERS RUtLING
The spearker then announced that
the qu stion was clearly settled by
Section 2 of Article 14 of the constitd
tion, which ho directed the clerk to
read It related to the redustion of
representation in States where the
nffrage was abridged. The resolution
and its pramble, said the speaker, al
leged that cetain conditions existed
which the constitution expressly pro
hibited and it must be passed upon by
a higher rute than those of the house
-the constitution of the United States.
He said he never expected to pass
upon a question more simple. He
overruled the point of order.
Mr. Underwood immediately raised
the q-i"stion of ensiderauon against
the resolution. On a rising vote it
stood a) es 69 noes 70 The ayes and
noes were demanded and ordered. The
speaker announced the vote 81 to con
bider the resolution, 83 against and 5
oresent but not voting-not a quorum
He directed a call of the house, pend
tng which Mr Underwood again moved
an adj.urnment
The rising vote resulted ayes 72, noes
54, but Mr. Olmstead demanded the
a3 es and noes, which were ordered.
The motion to adj.ourn was carried
77 to 75 and accordingly at 2 o'clock the
house acj >urned.
THE MATTER REFERRED.
The house Friday had another spirit
ed struggle over the Olmstead resolu
tinn to investigate the abridgment of
suffrage in certain southern states with
a view to reapportionment upon the
actual basis of suffrage. It was finally
referred to-the sensus cot nittee, where
the opposition desired it t)> go origin
ally. S.rme of the Republican leaders
wer. not in sympathy with the reto u
tio..aund gave their support to the refer
ence on condition that that would be
the final onteme.
Farmed Out a Jail.
A dispatch from Parkersburg W. Va,
says "John M. Backley, the new jailer,
who took charge of the Wood county
bastile on the first of the year, paid
Sheriff elect Dudley $3,000 for the pri
vilege of assuming complete control of
that ijstution for the next four vears.
Jailer Buckley will pay all the expenses
of the establishmen-, and will be enti
tled to all the receipts, official and other
wise. This practice of ''faming ous"
the jail is no new thing in this cuasy,
and had its origa in a peculiar custom
which ba a obtained here for many years.
Thre jail is a roomy buidiog, and by
right of long established precedent, its
keeper is permitted to conduct it on
a half-prison and half-tavern basis
Re is generally a country-man. with
numberless friends from the rural dis
tricts, who patronize his establishment
in preference to the regular hostelries,
and during sessions of court and other
"big das s" in town the yi is crowded
with throngs of willing as well asunwill
ing guests.
Will B. Punished.
gollowing at an interval of one day
close upon his announcement that the
Chinese emperor had decreed the as
eptauce of -the Pekin agreement, Min
iter Co-ger cabled the state depart
ment under date of Pekin, Jan. 1, that
the next step had been taken, and that
the ministers had been notidied formal
v not only that the agreement was ac
eted by the Chinese government but
that that government felt able to guar
antee a performance of the conditions
imposed. The Chinese goveroment's
guarantee of its ability to perform the
act s calle d for by the agreement is now
expected 'to be followed by the prompt
arrest and2 punishment of the Boxer
leade-s and sympathizers who were
narted in the decree of Sept. 25th, as
follows; Prince Uhwan, Prince Yih,
secendary Priece Tsai L en, and Tsar
Ying, Pn one T an, Duke Tsar Lan. and
the presideet of the censorate, Ying
Nien, assistant grand secretary of the
oivil board, and Chao Stiu (hiao.
Got the Wrong One.
A New Haven, Conn , dispatch says
the report of the coroner's inquest in
the Rathbun poisoning mystery was
made public Wednesday. It finds that
the death of William Rathbun was
caused by poison put into the cvffee of
a boarder John F. Hart, by Maria Ann
Rathbtun, wife of William. Thre intes
ion of Mrs. Rathbun was to secure the
death of Hart, with whom she is de
cared to have had illicit relations.
Jsalousy because of Hart's neglect of
her and his attentions during the last
few months to another woman, is as
ribed in the coroner's report as the mo
tive for Mrs. Rathbun's alleged act.
The poison was put into Hart's dinner
pail and Rathbun drank some of the
coffee when Hart declared it had a pe
eliar taste and barned his stomach.
Both men were afterwards takes siek
bas Hart resovered.
Will Squeeze Farmers.
A formation of a trust of sixty con
erns manufactures of plows and eulti
vating machinery is said to have been
completed by Cearles &. Flint, one cf
the most auccessful organisers of trusts
in the United States. Ex Judge Wil
liam A _ Vincent, according to news from
South Band, Ind., has secured sixty
written options on the largest plow and
cultivating concerns in the States of
Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, New York and
Mihigan. A conference is to be held
in New York this week, when Judge
Vincent will present his options, and
action taken. It is said the espital
teak will be W3A000.80e.
DISPENSARY SALES.
They Reach About Two-and-a
Half Million Dollars
FOR PAST ELEVEN MONTHS.
What Was Dane by Each of the
Retail Dispensaries in
the State. The
P.0fi's.
The statement of the gross and net
profits of each dispensary in the State
during the eleven months ending No
vember 30 last, has been issued. The
gross sales for the period indicated
amounted to the enormous sum of $3
421 840 22, nearly two and a half mil
lions of dollars. On this the State's
profit was $176,012 18, and the net
profits, divided equally between the
towns and ci-ies of the State, covering
al-o the beer dispensaries, reach $298,
166 28 making the total pr.fits for the
eleven months on the State's big ligor
business, $474 178 46
The net profits from beer dispen
aries to towns and oundes ag,regate
$27,469.81.
From the ten dispensaries in Char
leston county the net profits to that
county and city are $12 305 26.
Columbia has four dispensaries ex
clu-nive of the beer privileges. From
these four the net pr fits sot n? to the
county and city are $22 738 79.
Greenville with its two dispensaries
nets the city and county the sum of
$10,130.42, and Spartanbu:rg's two dis
pensaries net the city and county $11,
382 03.
It should be borne in mind that all
these figures refer only to the eleven
months ending November 30, and do
not include the heavy holiday business
done during the month of Decemoer.
Here is the official statement, show
ing in the first column the enormous
sales at each of the 94 regular dispen
saries in the State, and the net profits
equally divided between towns and
cities-in the last column:
Dispensaries. Gross Net
Sales. Profits.
Abbeville..... $ 34,140 91 $5,895 39
Adams Run... 8 665 66 802 73
Aiken ........ 3531961 455364
Allendale .... 17 662 17 3,476 94
Anderson...... 60 001 89 8.489 14
Bamberg ...... 19,844 75 3 473 10
Barnwell...... 27,069 65 5,519 25
Beaufort...... 26 467 10 3 796 29.
Bishopville.... 23.477 15 3,930 98
Blacksburg.... 8 4112.31 975 55
Blakville.. .. 16.684 83 2 765 69
Branchville.... 9,726 73 1,715'0U
Brunson....... 5 53.90 989 3'
Camden....... 43 886 49 8,051 7')
Chapin........ 7.02(142 175 45
Cheraw ....... 24.664 65 3 520 20
Chester ....... 49,022 67 7 602 12
Charleston
Von Santen.. 26 496 40 2,108 34
Carpenter ... 16,864 25 1 096 64
Stothart .... 17 140 15 856.45
Myer....... 16 921 80 986 91
Maiatedt ... 18,642.45 1,123 31
Merritt..... .15 1)81 55 570 73
Honour .... 20 278 30 1 396 14
Stoopalbein 27,503 30 1,825 88
Roche ... 10 944 10 1.162 24
Percival ... 26,187.70 2,168 62
Columbia
Bul man. 41 803 24 5 884 72
Cooper...... 37 433 55 4 994 90
Lynch.......445970)0 6,18765
Price ........40166 0)5 5,671.52
Davile .... 668 45 119 4"
Drigton..49;164 50 9,t;00 u6
Denmark.. . ....8874 79 1 368 70
Dillon........ 31123 79 4 638 82
Edgibld...... 23 8443') 3.038 81
Ehrbardt.......6,68 55 '847 0)8
E ioree...... ..10,8116 1,6131
F'airfax........8,135 35 1 388 12
E~utaville... 14 343 15 2 447 28
F'iorence.. .....4335.25 7 815.97
F rt Motte. 7 787 4t. 845 65
Gaffney........ 2557136 367199
eorgetown . 58 734 139 10 181 54
ireeeville 7,198 0)6 1,101.31
Greeville
Hll .. .... .. 46890 60 7 263 76
8rug gs ... 22 164 15 2 686 66
ampton ... . 7 170 87 1.242 86
Jackonboro .. 11 522 46 1 373 13
Kershaw.. .... 2'.773 05 3 435 23
Kingstree.. 18.659 72 3,330 04
Lanster ... 14 182 65 4 -401 b6
Laurens.. .. .. . 40 5539 6 959 86
Lexington... 9.151 45 1,103 61
Livingston .. 7,275. 19 1,063 1)2
Lodge...... ...2 9.>7 26 269 74
Lray......... 4234)00 621 85
Mlaning....... 30 065 1)0 5,205 1
Marion .. ..31 056 40 4.621 93
Mayevile ... 11 136 89 1 403.38
Monk's Corner 8 661 70 1,558 1)4
L ultrieville . 3 470) 74 10$ 4$
Munt Pieasant 10 645.10 941 82
New erry . .. 38 605 35 7,605 20
Nichols.. ...... 1 407 20 1601 33
Olar.......... 52590) 72782
Orageburg ...40 835 22 6 651 70
P 'endleton ... 8 755 40 742 13
Pickens. ...... 6216 82 693 01
Part Royal. 6 742 65 636 62
dsntowees. 15 556.38 1,266.106
Ridgeway .... 7.216.80 720 40
Ridgeland ... 6 623 07 886 51
Saida.... .... 11,924 13 1,517 32
Saily ... .......5 70)9 11 828 56
Seneca.. .. 12 484 04 1,661 0
Scotia ... ......3.912.011 514 1)4
Spaanburg
W ston .... 43.09939 6056 98
Brown... ... 4645.35 5.32o ('5
Spiingleld.. 6 751 63 1 02 88
St. George... 8645 63 1 28[07
St. Matthews 15 t002.47 2 213 14
St.Stephens. 3735 22 479 71
Summerville. 19 714 20 2,107 42
Sumter .. ...... 57,891 51 9,683 33
Timmosrille 20.079 50) 3 482 99
Toddville .... 9,3)0 40) 1,089 1)8
aion .. .... ... 37.48" 25 6 473 93
Varnville.... ...4 371 23 611 23
Wagner.,..... .. 6 730 55 924 46
Wahalla . ..... .8.41 15 1 231 31
Walterboro ... 17 449 68 3,2"4 69
Williton ... 7 97$ 60 1 273 1)5
Winsbore.. 21,293 35 2 608 81
Total...$2,421840 22 $270,159.60
Net profits
and coun-.
ties from
beer dis
pen B e rs
for fiscal
year end
ime lov.
30. 1900 $ 27,469.81
Pa y m e n t
of old so
counts
due towns
and coun
ties.. .... 536 87
Total.. ..$2.421,840 22 $298,166 28
States prof.
for 11
months.. $176,012 18
Grand total
profis.... $474.17846
Here is a statement of the net profits
to towns and counties from the bier
dispensaries' sales during the eleven
months throughout the State:
Aiken ...... . ......... 214.50
leaufort................. 180 15
B;shopville..... .......... 5U 55
Charleston
Roessler........... ..8,828 56
Wohlers................ 1,1 60.7 U
Terry ................. 44155
Columbia
Naoy.................. 227470
Giffin .................. 3,31535
Flanagan................ 11 25
Miinnaugh.... .. ..... . . 3.0u
Darlington ............... 335 19
Dillon............. ...... 41 3
Goff cey............ ..... 396 U0
tieorgetown............... 842 00
Greenville
Richardson ............ 253 15
Payne..... .. ... . .. 946 95
Laurens......... ...... 326 25
Orangeburg .............. 551.45
Spartanburg
Beck:r.................. 22350
Houseman ............ 1,289 15
Sumter................. ..45:45
Union ................... 505 50
$22,633 30
Charleston (Germania Brew
Co ). . ................ 4.836 51
Total...............$27,469.81
TRE COST OF VOYAGRS.
Exper ses of Notable Trips of Some
Noted Cruisers.
Some time ago Senator Morgan in
tioduced a resolution calling upon the
navy department for information as to
the difference in the money cost of a
voyage by a naval vessel from New York
to Manila by way of the Straits of
Magellan or the Sues canal and the
proposed Nicaragua canal. In reply the
secretary of the navy has sent to the
senate a lot of tables showing the cost
of voyages made by different ships, but
they are accompanied by no explana
tions and are not intelligible to the or
diaary reader. This and other com
munications show that naval officers
are not efficient in furnishing infor
mation as they are in fighting and sail
ing ships, bus a patient examination of
the tables discloses some interesting
information. The distance from New
York to Manila Dy way of the Suez
canal is 12 706 miles. and by way of the
Straits of Magellan 19,832 miles. When
the Nicaragua canal is built the voyage
via Honolulu and Guam will be short
ened to 12,260 miles.
There seems to be a great difference
between the cost of sailing vessels,
some being more economical than oth
ers. This depends largely upon the cap
tain and more upon the engineer. The
same rule applies to a ship that applies
to a kitchen. One cook can serve the
same fan.ily with the same kind of food
at much less cost than another. It is
also a question of economy and skill.
There is a difference in ships also, but
conmparatively little.
An examination of the tables shows
that it cost the Oregon, under Capt.
Clark, $98 253 to make her famous voy
age of 14,064 miles from dan Francisco
to Key West during the war. She was
pushed to her utmost speed, as you will
remember, but she bal the best ofocap
tains and the most careful and skilfut
of engineers. She was stripped fur
fghting. Sne fooled away no time, bat
tended strickly to business. Oa the
oher hand, it oat Admiral Dewey
$155335 to bring the O:ympia home
from Manila, a distance of 12 749 miles,
athough she had only about half the
crew and half the tonnage of the Ore
gan. But that was a picnic. She came
along slowly, stopped at various places
and had a good time. These figures in
c~ude coal, wages of the men, subsist
ence and all or ner expenses. It cost the
Oregon $140,734 to go from Ne w York
to Manila a aistance of 19.832 miles
by way of the .8traits of Magellan,
ionluin and other ports en route. The
same diff rence will be found in the
smaller vessels.
The Nashville and the .Helena are
about the same size, and went to Ma
nla about the same time, the voyage
being approximately 12 000 miles, 3 et it
cst $44 262 for the Hielena and only
$29,520 tor the Nashville. The Buffblo
is twice as large and has twice the crew
of the New Orleans, yet it cost the for
mer $42,767 and the latter $46,594 to
make the same voyage, it cost the
Buffalo 20 per eent. more to return
from Manila than to make the outward
voyage. This was due to the captains
and rhe engineers.
The Princeton and the Marietta are
about the same siz-1,000 tons each
and both made the same voy age, 11,800
miles. to Manila, it cost the Marietta
$23,317 and the Princeton $27,499.
T1here is an even greater ce.ntrast be
tween the cost of running the Brooklyn
and the Olympia. The later, a cruiser
of 5, 870 tons, spent- $155 335 on'a
voyage from Manila to New Y ork, while
the Brooklyn, with 9,215 tons and a
crew larger in the same proportion,
cost $59 392 for the same voyage
through the Suez canal.
A Gas Pipe Bomb.
The Chicago Record says: Detec
tive Sergeant McLaughlin located a gas
pipe bomb in one of the niches of the
ir Salle street tunnel shortly before
midniht The bomb was taken by the
policemran to (Xentral station, and
theoce carried to the lake front and ex
ploded. The police suspect the bomb
was placed there by a diseharzed em.
plyset the company.
A Terrible Mistake.
William Rutledge shot and killed
George Bass, a 14 year-old lad at the
former's home one mile west ojf Colum
bus, Ga , about dark Wednesday.
Young Biass playfully put a sack over
his head and went to the Ratledge
home to frighten some children, when
Rutledge, not knowing who he was,
kt and killed him.
T HE LIQUOR SOLO
By the State Dispensary Duririg
the Last Quarter
OF THE PAST YEAR
Showing the Profits and the
Amount Set LAside For
the General School
Fund.
The report of the legislative commit
tee charged with the examination of the
affairs of the State dispensary showing
results for the quarter ending Novem
ber 3C, hat been handed to the gover
nor. The committee i" composed of
Senator J T. Hay and Representatives
W. H 6hirpe and John G Mobley
The committee states that all stock and
supplies were actually exhibited, count
ed and valued. The committee al-o
says: "The bookkeeping of this insti
tution has alr a-iy been alluded to in a
former report; we reiterate tha- it could
be no better. The commissioter is a
ine business man as is shown by his ex
cellent management of this great insti
tatien. The board of directors are har
monious and have made for she year
a remarkably good showing. All the
employes are to be congratulated for
their zealous work." Here is the re
port.
RECEIPTS.
Balance in State Treasury
Aug. 31, 1900 .......142,503.53
Sept. receip's..$16634 31
Oct.. receipts... 222,527 75
Nov. receipts.. 182,123 14
Total receipts for
quarter...... $565,285.20
Total...... $707,788.73
DISUPEtatNas.
Sept. disbursements ..$133.154 62
03. disbursements....... 183 959 66
Nov. disbursements ...... 246,853 59
Total disbursements for
quarter....... .....$563,966 86
Batance in Sate Treasury
Nov. 30, 1900.......... 143,820 87
Total ...... ......... $707,788 73
ASSETS.
Cash in State Treasury Nov.
30, 1900............$143,820 86
Teams and wagons (inven
tory Nov. 30, 1900).... 64 00
Supplies (inventory Nov 30,
19U0)...... ........ 49,169 32
Machinery and offiee fixtures
(inventory Nov. 30, 1900) 3,088 51
Cootrabrand (tnventory Nov
. 30, 1900).............. 151 50
Real estate .......... ..36,980 82
erchanaise in hands of dis
pensers Nov. 30, 1900 .. 300,628 92
Merchandise (inventory of
stock at State dispensary
Nov. 30,1900).......... 184,729 35
Personal accounts due State
for emoty barrels, alcohol,
beer, d- .... ......... 346072
Total assets......... 722,094 00
.LIABILITIES.
Bhool fund...........$590,392 13
Personal due by State for
supplies, whiskies, wines,
beer, alcohol etc. .....131,701 87
Total liabilities .......$722,094 00
The statement of the profit and loss
account for the quarter reads thus:
PEOFITS.
Gross profits on merchan
dise sold during quarter.. $173,087 71
Contrabrand seizures......508 50
Permit fets ....... 12 00
State's (one half) share of
profits on beer sold by
the Germania Brewing Co
Charleston, during quar
ter .... ...... .......189860
Total gross profits ..- . . .$175,506 81
LOSSES.
Sur plies - Botues, corks,
lanels, wire, tin foil, lead,
seals, boxes, nails, seal
ing was, etc., etc., used
duringgaarrter....... $ 49, 922 33
Insurance premiums ... , 429 30
Breakage and leakage . .. 88 67
Labor (pay rolha).-.-.-..-.-.. 5,780 42
Experase Account-Salaries,
expenses of inspec~ors,
per d em and mileage of
members of State board of
directors and legislative
examining committee, of.
fioe supplies, lights, tele
grams, postage, stock feed
ice, ;rinting, revenue
stamps, telephone rent,
etc........ .......... 7,667 99
Constabulary... ........11,339 83
Freight and express charges 23,596 00
Balauce due by ex dispen
sers, now in process of set
tlement, passed to profit
and loss account........8,593 66
Loss by robbery at King.
stree dispensary on the
night of Sept. 8, 1900.. 127 57
Loss by robbery at 8cotia
dispensary on ti-e night of
October 12, 1900.... ...7374
Worthless champagne at
Union dispensary condem
ned and destroyed by
county board of control.. 45 83
Total expenses..... ..$105,671 34
Net profits on sales for the
quarter, passed to the
eredit of the school fund. 69,835 27
Total ................175,506 81
Killed His Wife.
D. D. Davia,.hving in the suburbs of
Brunswick, Ga., shot and killed his
wfe at a late hour Thursday night, mis
taking her : r a burglar. Thieves had
been giving the neighborhood much
annoyance and Davis muddenly~ awaken
d by his wife's movements fired a load
of buckshot into her body as -she was
passing the back door of their house.
1.he unfortunate affair falls unusually
heavy, as a large number of children
are left motherlesa.
Insane Over Religion.
John Greenwood and tiro daughters,
of Surrey county, N. C., became vio
letly insane a few days ago on account,
it is supposed of religion excitement.
One of the girls died. The others are
n a hospital in atriht jaakets.
KIDNAPPERS ARRESTED.
The Men Who Stole Young Cudahy in
the Toils.
A special to The Journal from Chad
ron, Neb., says: Pat Crowe, the sup
posed abductor of young Elward
Cudahy, has been captured near the
State line between Nebraaka and South
Dakota. Three detectives follow'ng
Crowe's trail came upon him on the
Pine Ridge reservation, near Oelrichs,
South Dakota, and captured him after
a wild chase. Crowe was driving a
team and buckboard. He whipped the
horses and tried to outran the horse
men, who soon brought him to a hait
with their six-shooters.
ANOTHER ARREST.
J. J. Crowe, brother of Pat Crowe,
whom the police believe to be a princi
pal in the abduction, was take.. into
cnstsdy in Council Bluffs.
Early this afternoon a posse of de
tectives with search warrants and com
plaints charged abduction ransacked
the promises adj scent to J J. Crowe's
saloon in the hope of discovering Pat
Crowe in his place of concealment.
They had the necessary papers for the
arrest of both Pat and his brothers.
Early in the day the police department
had been given info:mation thit either
Pat Crowe was making his hiding plies
in his brother's saloon or the brother
knew more than ho would divulge
about the kidnapping and the letter
that has been recentty written to Mr.
Cudaby threatening the death of his
son if the reward for the arrest of the
kidnappers were not withdrawn. A
diligent search disclosed no trace of
Pat Crowe, but the officers came upon
the brother asleep in a rear room. They
hastily awakened him and took away
two huge bull-dog pistols which he car
ried in his pockets. The man was first
taken to the Council Bluffs station by
Detective Weir of the [owa department,
and then he was conducted across the
river for an examination by Chief Dona
hue. When the information that Pat
Crowe might be found in. the saloon
was given to Chief Donahue he detailed
five detectives to make the arrests.
HOW Si(ART THEY WEREl
The detectives separated before
reaching Crowe's place, and concealing
their faces in the high collars of their
overcoats, strolled one at a time over
the sidewalk in front of the saloon.
The building was quickly surrounded.
When the detectives opened the doors
of the saloon and the adjoining rooms,
the inmates were taken by sarprise but
there was no show of resistance. A
woman of the house hold attempted to
run to the room where Crowe lay asleep
but the officers blocked the way and
entered first, so quiet had been the en
try of the officers that Crowe had not
been awakened. He was aroused
disarmed at the same time. In his
rear pockets two huge revolvers were
found, one in each hip pocket. Crowe
rubbed his eyes as if he were dased.
"What do you want?" he demanded.
"We're looking for you and Pat,"
was the response.
"We want Pat most but if we can't
find him, we want to ak you a few
questions.''"
Crowe took the situation complacent
ly. "I'll do anything I can for you,
gentlemen," he said, 'but I'll tell you
right now. I can't do or tell much.
While two of the detectives stood
guard over Crow. until he put on heavy
clothing for out of doors, the rest care
fully examined the premises.
Crows's saloon is in the rear of an islola
ed cluster of buildings on the outskirts
f the city. Crowe was escorted to the
Council Banfs police station by Detec
tive Weir, who made the arrest. As
Crows consented readily to accompany
he Omaha detective to the jail on the
N. braska side for an examination he
was only registered on the Council
lBiffs jail book and then allowed
to go with the detectives. On the
ook he was charged with being a fugi
ive from jeastice, arrested on co.mplaiat.
f the O.uaha detectives.
The police here know nothing of the
Pat Crows at Oelrich, 8. D., and dis
credit the report.
Crows was closely questioned by the
police but denied any knowledge of his
orothers whereabouts or that he had
anthing to do with the kidnapping.
The pol13e expect to secure somo valna
ole information abiut Pat Urowe and
his recent doings.
- Phosphate Royalty.
The forthcoming annual report of the
State Pnosphate commissioner, Cot.
. W. Vance, will contain considerable
statistical and other information about
both the phosphate industry and the
fertilizer business. A general state
ment will be presented, for instance,
showing the amount of royalty received
by year from the phosphate mining on
the coast, since the State opened the
beds. This will show that the royalty
the State has received from crude rook
has reached the enormous sum of $3,
241,402 06. The smallest amount ofiroy
aiy paid in any one year was in 1870
when it was $1,989 50. The larirest
amount received was in 1887
$37,1l50. Since then there has
been a considerable decline ow
ing to the necess&y of reduoing
the royalty per ton and to the rap
idly developing competition as new de
posits are discovered and opened up in
other countries. The royalty this year
will be less than last. The report will
also show the development of the ferti
lier business in a forcible manner.
From the time the privilege tax on fer
tilizrs was provided for this tax has
yielded the State $760.696.18. The
smallest amount received in any one
year was in 1887, the total for ata year
being $24.246.56. The largest amount
received has been during the year 1900
just closed, it being $73.589 34. show
ing the great quantity of l ertilisers the
farmers of this State are now using.
Brutal Footpads.
William W. Mitchell, a young far
mer, was returning home from Washing.
tn Pa., Thursday night, when at a
lonely spot he was assailed by two
negroes. Oae struck him in the head
with a club, while the other sl.ashed
hi with a razor, making a dangerous
wound over his heart. He wasarendered
unconscious and his clothes riled of
his money. He is ina seriens condition.
The hks aapnd.
CLOSE OF THE CENTURY.
Wonderful Growth of the World's
Population and Business.
This is a time when the statistician
and compiler revel in opportunity.
They are preparing facts, figures and
comparisons relating to the nineteenth
century and show some astonishing re
sults, for a hundred years is a short
time in the world's history. When the
closing century opened the population
of the world was put down at 640,000,
000. Now it is placed at a billion and
a half, the increase bing about 150
per cent.; a fact that should silence
the pessimistic philosophers who have
seen signs and portents that the human
rasa is gradually approaching extin
guishment.
Bat it is the showing made by an
accepted authority in the movement
of commerce that bewilders concep
tion and staggers the imagination. A
hundred years ago the world's inter
change of commercial commodities ag
greated a bilion anda half. Now the an
nual total is twenty billions. The com
mercial trade is more than six times
pir capita now than then, practically all
the applications of steam and electrici
ty to the uses of the world's traffic hav
ing been made within the interval. The
average output of gold for the first half
of the century was fifty millions, and
last year it was twenty times that
amount.
The world's shipping is fifteen times
greater than in 1880, while, as the re
sult of inventions then unknown, we
have narly half a millon miles of rail
roads, nearly a million miles of tele
graphs, and 168,000 miles of submarine
cables. To the agencies of transporta
tion and communication must be added
the telephone, the electric railway sys
tems, and the marked improvement in
all features of the mail service.
0 e of the most remarkable fasts
in this whole review is the phenome
nal development of the country. Then
it was the exprimental state and fo
ing the grim problem of existence. Ii
was rich only in raw materiel and un
developed rescources. It had yet to
fight a second war with England, to
deal with the native savages, and final
ly to pass through the great struggle
that made possible a complete union of
states.
Now we are doing more than a tenth
of the world's foreign trade. We are
producing a quarter of all the gold.
We surpass all other nations in railroad
facilities, we are relied upon for the
bu:k of food supplies, foreign markets
are clamoring for our coal, iron and
steel, the products of our fatories are
selling abroad bejond all precedent,
and the general prosperity of our peo
ple is unapproached by that of any
other people. In the irresistibie strut
gle for commercial supremacy we have
the incalculable advantage of owning
the richest base of supplies.
Death of Dr. Baer.
- Dr. Herman Baer, of Charleston,
died of appoplexy Wednesday night.
He was in his seventy first year. Dr.
Baer was a native of Gemany, coming
to this country in 1848. In his youth
he was a school teacher, having taught
in both the Preston and Hampton fami
lies. Though a Hebrew by birth he t
was one of the most prominent laymen
of the Methodist charch of this state.
He was for several years chairman of
the ways and means committee of the
city council. Dr. Baer was possessed
of an ample private fortune. 1n the
business life of the city he was the Ben
ior member of a wholesale drug com
pany. He was a man of wide culture
and a valued contributor to daily and
weekly publications.-The State.
Failures Last Year.
There were 9,913 failures with
liabilities of $127 184.705 and assets of
$60,119895 reported to Bra.dstreets in
19u0, a gain of 2 8 per cent. in number
over 1899, and an increase of 6 per
cent. or about twice the forper percen
tage in liabilities, but assets only eq all
ed those of the preceding year. An in.
creased number of failures is noted in
the middle, western, north western and
southern States. The increbed in the
South is 8 per cent. As regardb lia
bilities, perhaps the best of the statis
tics, the heaviest gain is in the north
west, 68 per cent., while the middle
States gain 45 per cent., the southern
States 38 per cent and western only
1 3 per cent.
Killed by Footpads.
A dispatch from New Orleans says
Dr. James Gibbons, one of the ambu
lance students of tae Charity hospital
and a nephew of Cardinal Gibbons,
died Wednesday of wounds received
Tuesday night. He was on his way
bomne at midnight when two men at
tempted to rob him. Before he ecould
comply with the demand to hold up his
hands he was shot in the groin. Dr.
Gibbons pursued the men who ran not
knowing he was wounded, but the loss
of blood caused him to desist. .A
cousin, discovering his plight, took him
to t se hospital. No trace of the mur
derers have yes been founi although
Dr. Gibbons gave a fair description of
them before he died.
Hanna's Haul.
The enormity of Mr. Hanna's pro
pose' en;~suridy grab is clearly set
tea;m ume figures from the New
York World. For $9,000.000 a year,
the amount proposed to be paid in sub
sidies to already prosperoas steamship
lines usder the pretense that it will
"promote the foreign commerce of the
Uited 8:ates," the government could
borrow $450,000,000 at the present rate
of interest on its bonds. With $450,
00,000 the government could build a
lees of steamships that would more
than double the sonage of our osean
going merchant marine and turn them
ver, free of cost, to private steamship
ompanies for operation.
Lost in the Mountains.
Win. H. Bodwell, a New York news
paper artist, is believed to have perished
in the White Mountains. News was
received here tonight from Berlin, N.
H, that a searching party had been er
ganied and started out Friday after
Several Killed.
Five trainmen were killed and one
badly injured in a head-on collision oe
tween two freight trains on the Yasce
ad Mississippi Valley railroad at Mel
tn, Miss., Wednesday night. Both
nines and several oars waro damol
A FINE SHOWING
Made by the Penitentiary Authori
tes for Last Year.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES,
Supt Orffith and the Board Feel
Proud of Their R-port.
The Facts and
Figures.
The books of the State penitentiary
have been closed for the year of 1900
amid the a:oounts have been blanced.
The report is now in course of prepa
ration and in a short time will be in the
hands of the S ate printer. The figures
indicate that the penitentiary under
the capable management of Capt. D. J.
Griffith will make perhaps the best
showing of any of the Slate institutions.
Capt. Griffith and the board of diree
tors were Thursday receiving congratu
lations from those advised of the re
suits of the year's operations, and
particulariy in regard to the permanent
improvements made.
Including amounts spent for perma
nent improvements this year the insti
tution will show a net earning of $36,
483 67, which takes no aeccuat of the
amount of corn and other produats
from the farms during the past year
used at the institution for mainten
ance.
The year opened with $9 886 67 on
hand. The total receipts for the year
were $65,926.36 in actual casb. The
total disbursements were $71.879 91,
leaving a cash balance on Dec. -31 last
of $3,933 12. to which amount should
be added the estimated value of 328
bales of cotton on hand-$3,120-and
$2 962 due for convIet hire and oats,
making a total of $20,915 12. To this
also should be added the following dis
bursements for permanent improve
ments, making the net profi-s first
given: New prison building. $9 449.
55 of the contract price of $14 649; re
formatory, $1 009; artesian wells, $1,
220; barn, $2,000; gravel roof-on hoesiery
mi, $450; new boiler, etc., $1,100; re
covering guards' qarters, $110;
mowers, binders, mules, etc., $1,142.
The total aeceipta were actually there
fore $82,008 36.
The population report will show that
there were 801 prisoners in coninmeant
at he close of the year 1899. From!
the courts since that date 216 were re
ceived; 11 were recaptured, making a
total of 1,058. There were 187 dis
sharges, 24 pardons, 23 escaped, 28
died and 1 tilled while trying to escape
leaving in the prison on Dc. 31. 1900,
795 prisoners.
It is hoped that the new prison build
ing will be ready for the use of the
paisoners by Feb. 1. The work is pro
greasing well.-The State.
Weird Tragedy of The Sea.
Ever since last Wednesday, when
Thomas Carlson and Charles Peterson,
cod fishermen, put off to sea from Sea
isle City, N. J. to examine their trawls
and never returned, a sharp lookout
has been kept upon ocean and beach for
some trace of the lest ones. With strong
marine glasses Samuel Shick was closely
scanning the expanse of blue this after
noon, when he caught sight of a dak..
object bobbing up and down to the
motion of the waves. Closer study con
vinced Shick that the object was an
overturned boat, and he quickly noti- -
led Captain John Cole, of the lifesav
ing station. A life-boat was qiietl~y
manned, and the overturned boat, which
flated about two miles from shore, was
soon reached. It proved to be the lost
fishermen's skiff, with the anchor eable
ou. The life-savers proceeded to haul
in the cable, and they were amas
ed to find the bodies of both Carl
son and Peterson caught in it,
The ghastdy barden was towed ashore,
How the fishermen met so strange a
death is a weird mystery of the sea.
When they started out last Wednesday
afternoon friends endeavored to keep.
them ashore, as both were considerably
under the influence of liquor and in no
condition to manage their skiff. They.
ignored advice however, and went on
to their doom.
Wise Words for Young Ken,
We never look upon a bright young.
man entering upa life without a feel
ing of profound sympathy for him; for
we know that it is by no means certain,
whether he will reach the eni of his
ourse in safety. No matter how well
le has been trained, nor how high his
aim may be, he is bound to meet with
temptations that will test his charae
tr to thg very foundations of it. L tak
ing in expe'riece, and in the practical
wisdom which nothing but experience
can bring, he will often be at a disad
vantage in fighting the enemies of his
soul; and sometimes he will be likely
to go down before an onset which he is
not prepared to meet. Nothing can
save him from such a estastrophe except
the fixed determination to obey God at
all hazards and -de-:Phaegs
Whenevet he drops down from this high
level to a position of more prudentual
expedienoy he is in danger of being lost.
f any young man should chance to read
hese words, we seg him to ponder their
meaning, and to aak himself whe:her
they do not hold some lesson that may
se ofproit tohim.
Clemson College.
The Manufacturer's Reord says:
"Dharing its last session Clemson col
lege, aush Carolina, had 461i students
lteen more mnariculated for the pre
ient session, while applications for ad
missions of three hundred others were
refused because of lack of facilities for
them. The popularity of the institution
is attributed by President Hartzog in
bnnual report to the liberal terms for
tudents, to the demand of the times
for industrial training, and to conse
inent demand for graduates, this in
some lines being greater than, the sup
ply. This showing of success is gratify
ing to all workers for the extension of
technical training in the South, and it
should eneourage South Carolina legis
lators to increase liberality toward the
institution that is so creditably fitting
the young men of the state to take
their places in the industrial proceaiol
of thair country."